November 25, 2025
Harm reduction advocate uses lived experience to show why we need to move past stigma and support people with addiction and mental health challenges
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) has released their latest I Love My Human Rights video featuring former drug user Guy Felicella. After 30 years […]
November 13, 2025
Commissioner releases statement on toxic drug crisis, calls on government to put politics aside to save lives
Vancouver B.C. – Today, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, released a position statement on the human rights impacts of the toxic drug crisis, emphasizing the need to place evidence-based […]
October 21, 2025
Commissioner’s five-year plan focuses on five strategic priorities for human rights in B.C.
Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) has released a five-year strategic plan with new priorities and grounding approaches aimed at driving transformative social and legal […]
September 13, 2025
Commissioner says misinformation threatens human rights and challenges public to help STOP it in new campaign
Vancouver B.C. – A video shows a helicopter setting fire to a dense forest. The caption that reads, “That’s how your fire started,” implying this is the cause of one […]
June 10, 2025
Human Rights Commissioner to intervene in case to clarify Charter rights of encampment residents
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in a case before the Court of Appeal on the rights of unhoused people living in encampments. […]
May 27, 2025
Human Rights Commissioner highlights progress and areas for further government action in report on 159 recommendations
Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) released a report today that reviews progress made by provincial public bodies on recommendations the Commissioner issued in her […]
May 21, 2025
Joint letter to federal, provincial Housing Ministers on enforcing human rights-based approach to homelessness through conditions on funding
Vancouver B.C. – In response to the City of Vancouver pausing efforts to build new supportive housing, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, and the Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, […]
May 8, 2025
Court of Appeal affirms Tribunal’s authority to address discrimination in child custody cases
Vancouver B.C. – On Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a decision that upholds the BC Human Rights Tribunal’s jurisdiction to make decisions about discrimination in cases relating to […]
April 8, 2025
Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act releases final report calling for human rights protections for vulnerable adults
Victoria B.C. – The final report of the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA) reveals serious human rights issues, including a lack of […]
April 1, 2025
ADVISORY: Media invited to attend press conference for the release of the final report of the Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act
Victoria B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release the final report of the Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA) on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025, […]